Access Wiring for Packaged Electronic Components

ABSTRACT

An electronic device may be accessed via a cable while the electronic device is within a manufacture package. The electronic device may be charged, receive updated software, or may receive custom configuration information, via the cable, while the device is within the manufacture package. The cable may be connected to a power source, a software update device, a wireless device, a secondary connector, or the like on one end, and the electronic device on the other end. The cable may be detached from the electronic device and may be removed from the manufacture package without damaging the manufacture package.

BACKGROUND

Traditional electronic device launches such as those for mobile phonesor tablets may encounter various logistical challenges, including aninability to update the software on the device or to fix software bugsafter the device is packaged for shipment. Conventionally, these updatesor bug fixes are downloaded by an end user once the user purchases andreceives the electronic device, resulting in an undesirable delaybetween the purchase and actual use of the electronic device. Forexample, a user who purchases a mobile phone may purchase the phone at amobile service provider store. The user may then take the mobile phoneto the user's home and remove the phone from its packaging to find thatthe mobile phone requires a software update before the mobile phone iscompletely functional or otherwise ready for use by the user. Thesoftware update may require an undesirable amount of time and/or mayrequire the device to reboot.

Additionally, an electronic device may need to be charged by an end userprior to the end user using the device for the first time. The chargetime may be undesirable and, in certain instances, may result in theuser refraining from using the device until it is completely charged.

BRIEF SUMMARY

According to implementations of the disclosed subject matter, anelectronic device may be packaged within a manufacture packageconfigured to house the electronic device. A cable with a firstconnector capable of connecting to the electronic device may beconfigured to connect to the electronic device while the electronicdevice is within the manufacture package, and may deliver an electronicsignal from a source outside the manufacture package to the electronicdevice.

According to implementations of the disclosed subject matter, anelectronic device may be obtained and placed in a manufacture package.Subsequent to placing the electronic device in a manufacture package,the device may be connected to a cable which extends through themanufacture package. An electronic signal may be sent from a sourceoutside the manufacture package to the electronic device via the cablewhile the electronic device is within the manufacture package. The cablemay be removed from the electronic device and/or the manufacture packagewithout altering the manufacture package.

Additional features, advantages, and implementations of the disclosedsubject matter may be set forth or apparent from consideration of thefollowing detailed description, drawings, and claims. Moreover, it is tobe understood that both the foregoing summary and the following detaileddescription include examples and are intended to provide furtherexplanation without limiting the scope of the claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a furtherunderstanding of the disclosed subject matter, are incorporated in andconstitute a part of this specification. The drawings also illustrateimplementations of the disclosed subject matter and together with thedetailed description serve to explain the principles of implementationsof the disclosed subject matter. No attempt is made to show structuraldetails in more detail than may be necessary for a fundamentalunderstanding of the disclosed subject matter and various ways in whichit may be practiced.

FIG. 1 shows a computer according to an implementation of the disclosedsubject matter.

FIG. 2 shows a network configuration according to an implementation ofthe disclosed subject matter.

FIG. 3 shows an example process for sending an electronic signal to anelectronic device while the device is within a manufacture package,according to an implementation of the disclosed subject matter.

FIG. 4 shows an example illustration of a manufacture package accordingto an implementation of the disclosed subject matter.

FIG. 5 shows an example illustration of a multipart cable according toan implementation of the disclosed subject matter.

FIG. 6 shows an example illustration of a multipart cable according toan implementation of the disclosed subject matter.

FIG. 7 shows an example of a system wirelessly transmitting updates toelectronic devices inside manufacture packages, according to animplementation of the disclosed subject matter.

FIG. 8 shows an example illustration of a flat ribbon cable within amanufacture package according to an implementation of the disclosedsubject matter.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Allowing access to an electronic device once the device has beenpackaged can improve device distribution quality, efficiency, accuracy,or the like, and may have additional benefits as disclosed herein. Analteration or update which needs to be made to an already packageddevice may cause various undesirable issues with deployment or shipmentof the device. For example, a packaged device may be flagged forshipment on January 14 with a software version 1.03 loaded onto thedevice. On January 12 a major bug in the software may be discovered andresolved, resulting in an updated version 1.04 of the software.Accordingly, it may be beneficial to update the device with softwareversion 1.04 instead of shipping the device with the deprecated orobsolete version 1.03 and subsequently requiring an update to softwareversion 1.04. The distribution quality may suffer when a device isshipped with no charge or insufficient charge such that an end user isrequired to charge the device prior to using the device in a desiredmanner. For example, a device that ships with no charge may require auser to connect the device to a power source, potentially for anextended period of time. Accordingly, it may be beneficial to charge apackaged device prior to the device reaching the end customer.

According to implementations of the disclosed subject matter, amanufacture package may secure an electronic device such that at least aportion of the electronic device is contained within the manufacturepackage. The electronic device may be connected to a cable while thedevice is contained by the manufacture package. The cable may beconnected to the electronic device at one end and may traverse throughthe manufacture package such that another end of the cable is accessibleby or connected to an external device. Additionally, at least a portionof the cable may be removed from the manufacture package without openingor damaging the manufacture package or the electronic device. The cablemay be removed from the manufacture package via a thin or unobtrusiveslit in the packaging such that the packaging is aesthetically appealingafter removing the cable. Removing the cable may also activate a switchthat disables one or more functions related to the electronic device.

According to implementations of the disclosed subject matter, anelectronic device may be secured in a manufacture package. Theelectronic device may be any applicable device which is packaged suchas, but not limited to, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a laptopcomputer, a desktop computer, a media device, a game console or thelike. The electronic device may be capable of storing and activatingsoftware. Additionally, the electronic device may contain a power sourcesuch as a rechargeable battery. For example, the electronic device maybe a computer tower, generally powered by a power source, containing ahard drive capable of storing software as well as a processor capable ofenabling the software to activate. As another example, the device may bea smartphone, tablet, camera, or other portable computing device.Alternatively, the electronic device may be a device without a powersource such as a flash drive. The electronic device may be a devicewhich is packaged in a manufacture package at any logistical stepbetween manufacturing and delivery to an end user. For example, theelectronic device may be packaged after being manufactured at amanufacturing facility prior to being transported to any location.Alternatively, the electronic device may be manufactured at amanufacturing warehouse and delivered to a packaging warehouse to bepackaged. The packaging may relate to the electronic device in anyapplicable manner such as, but not limited to, securing the device,reducing the probability of damage to the device, rendering the deviceeasier to transport, rendering the device easier to carry, aestheticallypresenting the device in a given manner, labeling the device,distinguishing the device, or the like. The packaging may contain anyapplicable material such as, but not limited to, cardboard, Styrofoam,paper, plastic, shrink wrap, rubber, or the like. Additionally, thepackaging may allow for one or more cables to pass through at least apart of the packaging. For example, the packaging may contain a conduitsized to fit a cable from one part of the packaging, such as where theelectronic device is secured, to another part of the packaging, suchthat it is externally accessible. The conduit may be a predesignedcomponent such that the packaging contains the conduit when it ismanufactured, assembled or, alternatively, the conduit may be imposedinto the packaging after the packaging is manufactured or assembled. Anelectronic device may be contained within a wrapping such as aprotective film wrapping. The wrapping may allow for one or more cablesto pass through at least a part of the wrapping. Additionally, thewrapping may bind to itself or other material when a cable is removedfrom within the wrapping such that when a cable is removed from withinthe wrapping, an opening previously present due to the cable may beclosed off.

According to implementations of the disclosed subject matter, theelectronic device may be connected to a cable, and the cable may extendthrough the manufacture package. The cable may contain a first connectoron one end of the cable that allows the cable to connect with theelectronic device. The connector may be any applicable connector suchas, but not limited to, a USB connector, a pogo connector, a TRSconnector, a stereo jack, a power connector, a proprietary connector, orthe like. For example, the connector at one end of the cable may be amale pogo connector and may complement a female pogo connector on amobile phone. The male pogo connector on the cable may transmit bothdata and power to the mobile phone. The cable may be a thin flex ribboncable and may contain a second connector on an end of the cable otherthan the end corresponding to the electronic device. The secondconnector may be any applicable connector such as, but not limited to, aUSB connector, a pogo connector dock, a TRS connector, a stereo jack, apower connector, a proprietary connector, or the like. The secondconnector may be the same as or correspond to the first connector.Continuing the previous example, the cable with a male pogo connector onthe electronic device end may contain a USB type A female connector onan end other than the electronic device end. Alternatively, the cablemay contain a second connector unrelated to the first connector. Forexample, a cable may contain a pogo connector on one end and aproprietary connector on a second end. The connection of an end of thecable to an electronic device may be supported by the manufacturepackaging such that the packaging may be shaped in any manner thatincreases the probability of the cable remaining attached to theelectronic device. In an implementation, the use of a pogo connector,flat ribbon cable, or similar arrangement may allow the cable to beremoved from the packaging as disclosed herein, without requiring asignificant opening in the package. The associated relatively smallopening also may be hidden, closed, covered, or otherwise renderedinaccessible as an opening, as further disclosed herein.

The cable may contain any applicable properties that allow the cable tocarry out the functionality described herein. The properties mayinclude, but are not limited to, an appropriate gauge value, tensilestrength, bending coefficient, crush resistance, sealing properties,insulation, resistance, length, or the like. For example, the cable mayhave sufficient insulation such that the manufacture package isprotected from heat generated within the cable or received by the cable.Alternatively, the cable may have a significant enough bendingcoefficient such that the cable is able to traverse through and bendwithin the manufacture package without losing signal beyond anacceptable threshold.

An end of the cable not connected to the electronic device may beconfigured to send an electronic signal from a source outside themanufacture package to the electronic device via the cable connected tothe electronic device while the electronic device is within themanufacture package. The external connector at the end of the cable notconnected to the electronic device may be accessible to a source outsidethe manufacture package as the cable and external connector may protrudeoutside of the manufacture package, allowing a source outside themanufacture package to mate with the external connector. For example,the cable may extend an inch outside of a manufacture package containinga media player. An external connector may attach to that end of thecable, and a source may connect to the connector with approximately aninch of mobility based on the inch of cable outside of the manufacturepackage. Alternatively, the external connector at the end of the cablenot connected to the electronic device may be accessible to a sourceoutside the manufacture package such that one or more sides of theexternal connector may be physically accessible to the outside sourcewhereas one or more other sides of the external connector may be coveredby the manufacture package. For example, a USB type A female externalconnector may have its base covered by a manufacture package and haveits connection portion extending out of the manufacture package suchthat an outside USB type A male source may connect to it.

FIG. 4 shows an illustrative example of an electronic device 410connected to an externally accessible cable 420 while within amanufacture package 400. As shown, the electronic device 410 may besecured within the manufacture package 400 along with other accessoriessuch as a charging cord 401 and a charge plug 402. The electronic devicemay contain a connector 415 that can connect to an end of the cable 420via a cable connector 425. The cable 420 may traverse through themanufacture package and a second cable connector 426 may protrude out ofthe manufacture package 400. An external device 440 as disclosed herein,such as a power source for charging, a computer system used to programor configure the device 410, or the like, may connect to the cableconnector 426 directly or using a cable 430 and external deviceconnector 431. The cable 420 may be removed from the manufacture package400 by pulling on the end of the cable 420 corresponding to theconnector 426. As disclosed herein, the cable may be removed such thatthe manufacture package is not damaged or deformed. Removing the cablemay cause a switch to be activated, which disables a previously enabledfunction corresponding to the electronic device.

FIG. 8 shows an illustrative example of an electronic device 860connected to an externally accessible flat ribbon cable 815 while withina thin protective film 830 and a manufacture package 800. As shown, theelectronic device 860 may be secured within the thin protective film 830and the manufacture package 800 along with other accessories such as acharging cord 870 and a charging plug 880. The electronic device maycontain a connector 865 that can connect to an end of the flat ribboncable 815 via a connector 816, the connector 816 allowing easy removalof the flat ribbon cable 815 connected to the electronic device 860. Theflat ribbon cable 815 may traverse through the thin protective film 830,and may access the thin protective film 830 via a thin flap 811. Thethin flap 811 may be configured to allow the flat ribbon cable 815 to beremoved from the thin protective film 830 such that the flap is sealedonce the flat ribbon cable 815 is removed, as disclosed herein. The flatribbon cable 815 may traverse through the manufacture package 800 and asecond connector on the flat ribbon cable 815 may protrude out of themanufacture package 800 via a thin slit 810. Notably, the flat ribboncable 815 may be removed from the manufacture package 800 via the thinslit 810 such that the packaging is aesthetically appealing afterremoving the flat ribbon cable 810.

According to implementations of the disclosed subject matter, the cablemay contain an end to connect to an electronic device within amanufacture package as well as one or more ends to connect to outsidesources, as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6. In FIG. 5, the cable 510 mayconnect to the electronic device via connector 605. The cable maycontain two parts, part 510 and 520 and the two parts may be connectedby a connector 550. The two parts may be separated such that a part 520may be removed from the manufacture package while part 510 remains inthe manufacture package as disclosed herein. As shown in FIG. 6, thecable 610 may contain more than two ends and may connect to theelectronic device via connector 605. As an example, the cable maycontain two additional ends, 620 and 630, each end connected to arespective external device 650 and 660. The multiple external devicessuch as 650 and 660 connected to a cable in may be the same or similartype of external device. For example, external devices 650 and 660 maybe batteries configured to charge the electronic device, and may,combined, charge the electric device faster than a single battery.Alternatively, multiple external devices such as 650 and 660 connectedto a cable may be different. For example, external device 650 may be abattery configured to charge the electronic device via the cable andexternal device 660 may be a computing device configured to uploadsoftware to the electronic device via the cable. A connection point 640may connect two or more cable ends as sown in FIG. 6. The connectionpoint 640 may also function as a controller and may direct signals fromthe two or more sources according to a predetermined or dynamicallydetermined manner. For example, an electronic device inside themanufacture package may be capable of receiving only one signal at atime. Accordingly, the connection point 640 may sequentially passthrough and restrict incoming signals from external devices 650 and 660.

According to implementations of the disclosed subject matter, the cablemay be a disposable cable such that the cable may be separated from theelectronic device and/or the manufacture package. A disposable cable maybe a cable with two ends, one corresponding to the electric device andone corresponding to an external source. Accordingly, the disposablecable may be separated from the electronic device such that theconnection between the electric device and the cable may be brokeneither when the electronic device is within the manufacture package orwhen the electronic device is removed from the manufacture process. Forexample, a cable connected to an electronic device while the electronicdevice is within a manufacture package may be used to charge theelectronic device by connecting a battery to the external end of thecable. The cable may then be removed from the external end and mayseparate from the electronic device and, further, may be removed fromthe manufacture package entirely, for example upon receipt by an enduser. The cable may contain two or more parts as described herein.Accordingly, a part of the cable may be removed from the manufacturepackage while a different part of the cable stays within the manufacturepackage. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, a cable made up of two parts510 and 520 may be removed from the end corresponding to the externalportion 560 of the cable. The portion of the cable 520 corresponding tothe external portion 560 may be separated from the manufacture packagewhile the non-external part 510 remains within the manufacture package.The remaining portion 510 of the cable may no longer be configured toconnect to an external source after the external portion 520 has beenremoved. The cable may contain three or more parts as described hereinand shown in FIG. 6. Accordingly, one or more external portions of thecable may be disposed of while a part of the cable corresponding to theelectronic device remains within the manufacture package. For example,as shown in FIG. 6, a cable made up of three parts 610, 620, and 630 maybe pulled from either external portion 620 or 630. The correspondingportion of the cable 620 or 630 may be removed from the manufacturepackage accordingly. This and other configurations disclosed herein maybe useful, for example, to prevent the cable from causing the devicepackaging to be unsightly or structurally unsound when the cable isremoved. Similarly, removal of the cable may reduce the risk ofelectrostatic or similar damage to the device during processing,shipment, and delivery.

According to embodiments of the disclosed subject matter, at least apart of the cable may be removed from the manufacture package withoutdamaging the manufacture package. The portion of the cable may be simplylifted or pulled from the manufacture package to extract at least theportion of the cable from the manufacture package. A manufacture packageflap or contour securing the removed part of the cable may not bedamaged such that it may revert back to its original position after thecable is removed from the manufacture package, in the same condition itwas in previously. Notably, a portion of the manufacture package may notbe removed or over exerted as a result of the cable being removed fromthe manufacture package.

According to embodiments of the disclosed subject matter, a cable may beused to connect an electronic device inside a manufacture package to anexternal device. The external device may be any applicable deviceconfigured to communicate or interact with the electronic device suchas, but not limited to, a charging device, a software update device, asecondary connector, a wireless device, or the like. A charging devicemay be a power source such as a power outlet or a battery, and may beconfigured to charge the electronic device inside the manufacturepackage via the cable. Alternatively or in addition, the charging devicemay be configured to partially power an electronic device such that, forexample, the hard drive of a desktop computer is powered by the chargingdevice to enable installation of a software update. A software updatedevice may be any device capable of storing and/or uploading a softwarechange or update to the electronic device via the cable. For example,the software update device may be a USB storage device, a server, acomputing device, a memory flash device, or the like. A secondaryconnector may be a connector that allows for an extension of the cablesuch that a device further away may connect to the electronic device.Alternatively, a secondary connector may be a converting connectorconfigured to convert the connector type from the cable to a differentconnector type.

In an implementation of the disclosed subject matter, one or moredevices may be accessed wirelessly, such as from a central wirelessdevice. As shown in FIG. 7, one or more wireless devices 725, 735, 745,and 755 may be attached to respective electronic devices withinmanufacture packages 720, 730, 740, and 750 as previously described. Thewireless devices may be configured to receive a signal 715 from one ormore sources 710, and the respective cables connected to the one or morewireless devices may carry the signal 715 to the electronic devices. Asan example, referring to FIG. 7, a warehouse may contain mobile phoneswithin manufacture packages, the mobile phones loaded with an initialsoftware version 1.3. The mobile phones may be connected to wirelessdongles 725, 735, 745, and 755 via cables while within the manufacturepackages 720, 730, 740 and 750. A software update, for example to anewer software version 1.4 may be transmitted by a master antenna 710such that the transmission may be received by all the wireless dongleswithin the warehouse. The software update may be transmitted to allmobile phones by their respective wireless dongles and cables such thatthe mobile phones receive the updated software version 1.4. Accordingly,a plurality of electronic devices may receive a signal within a shortperiod of time, without having to send the signal individually to eachdevice. In an implementation, the wireless device may be configured toprovide a charge to an electronic device connected to the wirelessdevice. Additionally, the wireless device may temporarily provide powerto the electronic device while a software update or other information istransmitted to the electronic device, for example via a battery or otherpower source within or accessible to the wireless device. Such aconfiguration may be useful, for example, to conserve battery power ofthe packaged device. Wireless devices may be reusable for multiplebatches of electronic devices such that the wireless devices may bedetached from one set of cables corresponding to a batch of electronicdevices at a first time, to be used with a second batch of electronicdevices at a second time.

FIG. 3 shows an example process for sending an electronic signal to anelectronic device while the device is within a manufacture package,according to an implementation of the disclosed subject matter. As shownat step 310, an electronic device may be obtained and placed in amanufacture package at 320. The electronic device may be connected to acable at 330 via a connector on the electric device and a correspondingconnector on the cable. For example, a pogo connector mate may beestablished to connect the electronic device and the cable. At 340, anelectronic signal may be sent to the electronic device via the cablewhile the device is within the manufacture package. The signal mayoriginate from a source that is connected to the cable on an end of thecable other than the end connected to electronic device. At 350, thecable may be removed from the electronic device without altering themanufacture package such that the manufacture package may not be openedor misshaped due to the cable being removed from the electronic device.

According to implementations of the disclosed subject matter, anelectronic device within a manufacture package may receive a userspecific customization via the cable. The user specific customizationmay include, but is not limited to, user identification, preference,contact list, media items, account login credentials, purchasedapplications, or the like. The user specific customization may begenerated based on user information stored on a server or otherelectronic medium or may be uploaded by a user using a device other thanthe electronic device. As an example, a user may visit an online storeand purchase a mobile phone via the online interface. The user mayprovide user customized information such as the user's contact list andinterface preferences prior to the mobile phone being shipped fordelivery to the user. The user customized information may be provided toan already-packaged mobile phone that is secured in a manufacturepackage as disclosed herein, while the phone is at a shipping facility,distribution center, or the like. The user customized mobile phone maybe shipped and delivered to the user. As another example, a user mayvisit a retail store and purchase a new electronic device that issecured in a manufacture package as disclosed herein. Prior to leavingthe store, a cellular company representative may assist the user inconnecting the electronic device to an external device or wirelessdongle, and user customized information such as the user's contact listand interface preferences may be uploaded onto the electronic devicewhile the device is within the manufacture package via the externaldevice or wireless dongle. The information may be stored on the externaldevice or transmitted to the external device or wireless dongle from acloud server belonging to the cellular provider. Alternatively, a usermay purchase an electronic device and may enter user specificinformation into an input device while the electronic device is withinthe manufacture package. The input device may be a computer based devicesuch as, but not limited to, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, adesktop computer, a kiosk, or the like. The information input by theuser may be sent to the electronic device via the cable while theelectronic device is within the manufacture package.

According to implementations of the disclosed subject matter, anelectronic switch may be activated to disable one or more access deviceproperties. The switch may be a physical switch or a software basedswitch and may be activated when the cable or a part of the cable isremoved from the manufacture package or, alternatively, the switch maybe activated by sending a signal via the cable. Activating the switchmay disable one or more access device properties for the electronicdevice or a specific port on the electronic device. Properties that maybe disabled include, but are not limited to, charging, receivingsoftware updates, accessing the electronic device via a port, or thelike. For example, a cable in a manufacture package may be connected toa mobile phone within the manufacture package via a pogo connector onthe mobile phone. The pogo connector may allow charging while the cableis connected to the mobile phone. However, disconnecting the cable fromthe mobile phone may cause a switch to activate, disabling the chargingthrough the pogo connector feature. As another example, prior toremoving the cable the device may be in a state that allows for initialconfiguration or updating, such as updating a bootloader, kernel,firmware, or the like. The switch may deactivate this capability in thedevice, for example to prevent unintentional or malicious changes frombeing made to the device.

Implementations of the presently disclosed subject matter may beimplemented in and used with a variety of component and networkarchitectures. FIG. 1 is an example computer 20 suitable forimplementing implementations of the presently disclosed subject matter.The computer 20 includes a bus 21 which interconnects major componentsof the computer 20, such as a central processor 24, a memory 27(typically RAM, but which may also include ROM, flash RAM, or the like),an input/output controller 28, a user display 22, such as a display ortouch screen via a display adapter, a user input interface 26, which mayinclude one or more controllers and associated user input or devicessuch as a keyboard, mouse, WiFi/cellular radios, touchscreen,microphone/speakers and the like, and may be closely coupled to the I/Ocontroller 28, fixed storage 23, such as a hard drive, flash storage,Fibre Channel network, SAN device, SCSI device, and the like, and aremovable media component 25 operative to control and receive an opticaldisk, flash drive, and the like.

The bus 21 allows data communication between the central processor 24and the memory 27, which may include read-only memory (ROM) or flashmemory (neither shown), and random access memory (RAM) (not shown), aspreviously noted. The RAM can include the main memory into which theoperating system and application programs are loaded. The ROM or flashmemory can contain, among other code, the Basic Input-Output system(BIOS) which controls basic hardware operation such as the interactionwith peripheral components. Applications resident with the computer 20can be stored on and accessed via a computer readable medium, such as ahard disk drive (e.g., fixed storage 23), an optical drive, floppy disk,or other storage medium 25.

The fixed storage 23 may be integral with the computer 20 or may beseparate and accessed through other interfaces. A network interface 29may provide a direct connection to a remote server via a telephone link,to the Internet via an internet service provider (ISP), or a directconnection to a remote server via a direct network link to the Internetvia a POP (point of presence) or other technique. The network interface29 may provide such connection using wireless techniques, includingdigital cellular telephone connection, Cellular Digital Packet Data(CDPD) connection, digital satellite data connection or the like. Forexample, the network interface 29 may allow the computer to communicatewith other computers via one or more local, wide-area, or othernetworks, as shown in FIG. 2.

Many other devices or components (not shown) may be connected in asimilar manner (e.g., document scanners, digital cameras and so on).Conversely, all of the components shown in FIG. 1 need not be present topractice the present disclosure. The components can be interconnected indifferent ways from that shown. The operation of a computer such as thatshown in FIG. 1 is readily known in the art and is not discussed indetail in this application. Code to implement the present disclosure canbe stored in computer-readable storage media such as one or more of thememory 27, fixed storage 23, removable media 25, or on a remote storagelocation.

FIG. 2 shows an example network arrangement according to animplementation of the disclosed subject matter. One or more clients 10,11, such as local computers, smart phones, tablet computing devices, andthe like may connect to other devices via one or more networks 7. Thenetwork may be a local network, wide-area network, the Internet, or anyother suitable communication network or networks, and may be implementedon any suitable platform including wired and/or wireless networks. Theclients may communicate with one or more servers 13 and/or databases 15.The devices may be directly accessible by the clients 10, 11, or one ormore other devices may provide intermediary access such as where aserver 13 provides access to resources stored in a database 15. Theclients 10, 11 also may access remote platforms 17 or services providedby remote platforms 17 such as cloud computing arrangements andservices. The remote platform 17 may include one or more servers 13and/or databases 15.

More generally, various implementations of the presently disclosedsubject matter may include or be implemented in the form ofcomputer-implemented processes and apparatuses for practicing thoseprocesses. Implementations also may be implemented in the form of acomputer program product having computer program code containinginstructions implemented in non-transitory and/or tangible media, suchas floppy diskettes, CD-ROMs, hard drives, USB (universal serial bus)drives, or any other machine readable storage medium, wherein, when thecomputer program code is loaded into and executed by a computer, thecomputer becomes an apparatus for practicing implementations of thedisclosed subject matter. Implementations also may be implemented in theform of computer program code, for example, whether stored in a storagemedium, loaded into and/or executed by a computer, or transmitted oversome transmission medium, such as over electrical wiring or cabling,through fiber optics, or via electromagnetic radiation, wherein when thecomputer program code is loaded into and executed by a computer, thecomputer becomes an apparatus for practicing implementations of thedisclosed subject matter. When implemented on a general-purposemicroprocessor, the computer program code segments configure themicroprocessor to create specific logic circuits. In someconfigurations, a set of computer-readable instructions stored on acomputer-readable storage medium may be implemented by a general-purposeprocessor, which may transform the general-purpose processor or a devicecontaining the general-purpose processor into a special-purpose deviceconfigured to implement or carry out the instructions. Implementationsmay be implemented using hardware that may include a processor, such asa general purpose microprocessor and/or an Application SpecificIntegrated Circuit (ASIC) that implements all or part of the techniquesaccording to implementations of the disclosed subject matter in hardwareand/or firmware. The processor may be coupled to memory, such as RAM,ROM, flash memory, a hard disk or any other device capable of storingelectronic information. The memory may store instructions adapted to beexecuted by the processor to perform the techniques according toimplementations of the disclosed subject matter.

The foregoing description, for purpose of explanation, has beendescribed with reference to specific implementations. However, theillustrative discussions above are not intended to be exhaustive or tolimit implementations of the disclosed subject matter to the preciseforms disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in viewof the above teachings. The implementations were chosen and described inorder to explain the principles of implementations of the disclosedsubject matter and their practical applications, to thereby enableothers skilled in the art to utilize those implementations as well asvarious implementations with various modifications as may be suited tothe particular use contemplated.

1. A system comprising: an electronic device; a manufacture packageconfigured to house the electronic device; and a cable comprising afirst portion coupled between a connection point controller and a firstconnector capable of connecting to the electronic device, a secondportion coupled to the connection point controller and capable of beingconnected to a first external device, and a third portion coupled to theconnection point controller and capable of being connected to a secondexternal device, the connection point controller to direct signals fromat least one of the second portion and the third portion to theelectronic device via the first portion, the cable configured to:connect to the electronic device within the manufacture package; anddeliver an electronic signal from a wireless device that is one of thefirst external device or the second external device and is disposedoutside the manufacture package that is connected to the electronicdevice via the cable while the electronic device is within themanufacture package.
 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the electronicdevice is a device selected from the group consisting of a mobile phone,a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a desktop computer, and a mediaplayer.
 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the manufacture packagereduces the probability of damage to the electronic device.
 4. Thesystem of claim 1, wherein the manufacture package comprises cardboard.5. The system of claim 1, wherein the manufacture package comprisesprotective film wrapping.
 6. The system of claim 5, wherein theelectronic device is wrapped in the protective film wrapping.
 7. Thesystem of claim 1, wherein the cable is capable of being removed fromthe manufacture package while the electronic device is within themanufacture package.
 8. The system of claim 7, wherein the cable isremovable from the manufacture package without damaging the manufacturepackage.
 9. The system of claim 7, wherein the cable is removable fromthe manufacture package without opening the manufacture package.
 10. Thesystem of claim 1, wherein the first connector comprises one or morepogo connectors.
 11. The system of claim 1, wherein the cable comprisesa first part and a second part, wherein the second part is removablefrom the manufacture package while the first part remains in themanufacture package.
 12. The system of claim 1, further comprising asecond connector, wherein the second connector is accessible fromoutside the manufacture package.
 13. The system of claim 12, wherein thesecond connector is configured to connect to an external device selectedfrom a group consisting of a charging device, a software update device,a wireless device, and a secondary connector.
 14. The system of claim12, wherein the second connector is connected to a wireless device,wherein the wireless device is configured to receive a wireless signalfrom a wireless source and deliver it to the electronic device via thecable.
 15. The system of claim 12, further comprising an electronicswitch configured to disable one or more electronic device accessproperties.
 16. The system of claim 15, wherein the electronic deviceaccess properties is selected from a group consisting of a softwareupdates, charging, and wireless connectivity.
 17. The system of claim 1,wherein the electronic device receives user specific customizations viathe cable.
 18. The system of claim 1, wherein the cable comprisesprotective insulation.
 19. A method comprising: obtaining an electronicdevice; placing the electronic device in a manufacture package;subsequent to placing the electronic device in a manufacture package,connecting the electronic device to a cable, the cable extending throughthe manufacture package, and the cable having a first portion coupledbetween the electronic device and a connection point controller, asecond portion coupled to the connection point controller and capable ofbeing connected to a first external device, and a third portion coupledto the connection point controller and capable of being connected to asecond external device, the connection point controller to directsignals from at least one of the second portion and the third portion tothe electronic device via the first portion; and sending an electronicsignal from a wireless device that is one of the first external deviceor the second external device and is disposed outside the manufacturepackage and connected to the electronic device via the cable while theelectronic device is within the manufacture package.
 20. The method ofclaim 19, further comprising removing the cable from the electronicdevice without damaging the manufacture package.
 21. The method of claim19, wherein the electronic device is a device selected from the groupconsisting of a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, adesktop computer, and a media player.
 22. The method of claim 19,wherein the cable comprises a connector, the connector configured toconnect to an external device selected from a group consisting of acharging device, a software update device, a wireless device, and asecondary connector.
 23. The method of claim 19, wherein the electronicdevice receives user specific customizations via the cable.